Editing Scranton, Pennsylvania (section)

===Landmarks and attractions===
[[File:Steamtown National Historic Site.jpg|thumb|[[Steamtown National Historic Site]] showcases steam-era railroading, and excursion trains give visitors tours through Scranton and portions of the [[Pocono Mountains]].]]
Many of Scranton's attractions celebrate its heritage as an industrial center in iron and coal production and its ethnic diversity. The [[Scranton Iron Furnaces]] are remnants of the city's founding industry and of the Scranton family's Lackawanna Steel Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anthracitemuseum.org/iron%20furnaces.htm |title=Iron Furnaces |publisher=Anthracitemuseum.org |access-date=August 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902060546/http://www.anthracitemuseum.org/iron%20furnaces.htm |archive-date=September 2, 2011 }}</ref> The [[Steamtown National Historic Site]] seeks to preserve the history of railroads in the Northeast.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/stea/ |title=Steamtown National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service) |publisher=Nps.gov |date=February 21, 2006 |access-date=August 29, 2011 |archive-date=October 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013133238/http://www.nps.gov/stea/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Electric City Trolley Museum]] preserves and operates pieces of Pennsylvania streetcar history. Tourists may go for trolley rides from Downtown Scranton to PNC Field on Montage Mountain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ectma.org/|title=The Electric City Trolley Museum Association|access-date=April 14, 2007|archive-date=August 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810034845/http://www.ectma.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Lackawanna Coal Mine]] tour at [[McDade Park]], conducted inside a former mine, describes the history of mining and railroads in the Scranton area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitnepa.org/members/lackawanna-coal-mine-tour/|title=Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour|website=www.visitnepa.org|access-date=April 14, 2014|archive-date=April 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415095225/http://www.visitnepa.org/members/lackawanna-coal-mine-tour/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theminegame.com/ |title=Lackawanna County Coal Mine Tour |publisher=Theminegame.com |access-date=August 29, 2011 |archive-date=October 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002091536/http://www.theminegame.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The former DL&W Passenger Station is now the [[Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radisson.com/scrantonpa|title=Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel|access-date=April 14, 2007|archive-date=April 24, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070424121838/http://www.radisson.com/scrantonpa|url-status=live}}</ref>

Museums in Scranton include the [[Everhart Museum]] in Nay Aug Park, which houses a collection of natural history, science and art exhibits; and the [[Houdini Museum]], which features films, exhibits, and a stage show in a unique, century-old building. [[Terence Powderly]]'s [[Terence V. Powderly House|house]], still a private dwelling, is one of the city's many historic buildings and, with Steamtown, the city's other [[National Historic Landmark]]. In addition, The Lackawanna Historical Society, founded in 1886 and located at the George H. Catlin House in Scranton's Hill Section,  focuses on the history of Lackawanna County. Tripp House, built by the Tripp family in 1771, is the oldest building in the city.

The city's religious history is evident in the [[Basilica of the National Shrine of St. Ann]], which draws thousands of pilgrims to its annual [[novena]], and [[St. Stanislaus Cathedral (Scranton, Pennsylvania)|St. Stanislaus Cathedral]], the seat of the [[Polish National Catholic Church]] in North America. The history of the founding of this [[Christian denomination|denomination]] is tied to [[Polish people|Polish]] immigration to Scranton in the late 19th century.

Since the 1970s, Scranton has hosted ''La Festa Italiana'', a three-day Italian festival that takes place on [[Labor Day]] weekend on the courthouse square. The festival originally took place around [[Columbus Day]], but was moved because Scranton generally receives cold weather in October.

Scranton's large [[Irish people|Irish]] population is represented in the annual [[St. Patrick's Day Parade Scranton|Saint Patrick's Day Parade]], first held in 1862. Organized by the St. Patrick's Day Parade Association of Lackawanna County, it is the nation's fourth largest in attendance and second largest in per capita attendance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saintpatricksdayparade.com/scranton/index.htm |title=2008 Scranton Pennsylvania Saint Patrick's Day Parade – The Scranton, Pennsylvania St. Patrick's Day Parade will be held on Saturday, March 15th, 2008 11:30 am |publisher=Saintpatricksdayparade.com |date=March 13, 2010 |access-date=September 8, 2012 |archive-date=October 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121030114225/http://www.saintpatricksdayparade.com/scranton/index.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Held on the Saturday before [[Saint Patrick's Day]], the parade includes more than 8,000 people, including floats, bagpipe players, high school bands and Irish groups. In 2008, attendance estimates were as high as 150,000 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=19404282&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=590572&rfi=8|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912234815/http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/index.cfm?newsid=19404282&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=590572&rfi=8|url-status=dead|title=Scranton Times-Tribune - News - thetimes-tribune.com|date=September 12, 2012|archive-date=September 12, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stpatparade.com/ |title=Scranton's Saint Patrick Parade |publisher=Stpatparade.com |access-date=August 29, 2011 |archive-date=September 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905044541/http://www.stpatparade.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Scranton was a cultural center for [[Welsh Americans]], and in the late 19th century it was described as ''Athen Cymru America'' (the Welsh Athens of America).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Grosvenor |first1=Gavin |title=New American president born in town founded by Welsh settlers |url=https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/18856170.birthplace-new-american-president-founded-welsh-settlers/ |website=www.countytimes.co.uk |access-date=June 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419161551/https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/18856170.birthplace-new-american-president-founded-welsh-settlers/ |archive-date=April 19, 2023 |language=en |date=November 8, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref>

For recreation, there is [[Montage Mountain Ski Resort]], known as Sno Mountain for a short period, which rivals the numerous resorts of the Poconos in popularity and offers a relatively comprehensive range of difficulty levels. The {{convert|26.2|mi|km|adj=on}} [[Steamtown Marathon]] has been held each October since 1996 and finishes in downtown Scranton. [[Nay Aug]] park is the largest of several parks in Scranton and was designed by [[Frederick Law Olmsted]], who also laid out [[Central Park]] in [[Manhattan]], New York City. The city is the home to numerous artistic organizations, including the [http://www.scrantonfringe.org Scranton Fringe Festival] (a performing arts festival held in the downtown section of the city in fall).

Scranton's primary concert venue is the [[Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain]], a partially covered amphitheater that seats 17,500. Its summer concerts have included [[James Taylor]], [[Dave Matthews Band]], and many other musical acts.

[[Scranton Cultural Center]] at the [[Masonic]] Temple is an impressive piece of architecture which houses several auditoriums and a large ballroom. It hosts the Northeast Philharmonic, Broadway Theater and other touring performances.

The tallest building in Scranton is the Scranton Times Tower, a lattice radio tower on the Times building, which is illuminated during Christmas season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=19692 |title=Times Tower, Scranton |publisher=SkyscraperPage.com |date= |accessdate=February 17, 2022 |archive-date=October 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018001502/https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=19692 |url-status=live }}</ref>